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11 states secede from the government to become their own indepedant one.
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First shots fired in the Civil War.
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When North thought they would absolutely destroy South, but the South ends up on top.
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Encouraged exploration of West because people would be given land at basically no cost if they lived there for at least 5 years.
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Series of Acts that helped to make railroads to the West.
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Law passed during Civil War starting the production of paper money, called greenbacks.
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A bigger version of the First Battle of Bull Run, with more soldiers and casualties than the first.
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Battle between both sides; single bloodiest day for Americans, with over 22,000 deaths.
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Lincoln gets killed at a play less than a week after Li's surrender.
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It was the last battle before the end of the Civil War.
